Knox on the Declaration of Independence. Reported in David McCullough, 1776 (2005), p. 83.
Source: The Martyrdom of Man (1872), Chapter IV, "Intellect"
Source: 1900s, Notes d'un Peintre (Notes of a Painter) (1908), p. 410
“If America leads a blessed life, then why did God put all of our oil under people who hate us?”
“The gods' most savage curses come upon us as answers to our own prayers, you know.”
Source: World of the Five Gods series, The Curse of Chalion (2000), p. 94
In a debate in the Irish House of Commons on the vote of a grant which was recommended by Sir John Parnell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, as one not likely to be felt burdensome for many years to come, it was observed in reply that the House had no right to load posterity with a debt for what could in no degree operate to their advantage. This quotation was Sir Boyle's response.
[Barrington, Jonah, Personal sketches and recollections of his own times, Chapter XVII https://archive.org/details/personalsketche06barrgoog]
The Crosswicks Journal, The Irrational Season (1977)
Context: If our usual response to an annoying situation is a curse, we're likely to meet emergencies with a curse. In the little events of daily living we have the opportunity to condition our reflexes, which are built up out of ordinary things. And we learn to bless first of all by being blessed. My reflexes of blessing have been conditioned by my parents, my husband, my children, my friends
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 304.
